Why human smuggling attempts are on the rise on the U.S.-Canada border
charges linked to the deaths of four migrants who froze to death during a blizzard in Manitoba last January, will stand trial on July 18.Suspect in Manitoba human smuggling case may be linked to other cases
From January to April 2023, Cornwall RCMP say they have intercepted 20 southbound human smuggling occurrences, with an unconfirmed number of people involved. Just six months into 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has recorded 2,670 “apprehensions or encounters” with migrants crossing from Canada across the Swanton Sector – the most popular crossing point on the U.S.-Canada border. That’s more than double what was recorded in 2022 as a whole.The CBP defines an apprehension as “the physical control or temporary detainment of a person who is not lawfully in the United States, which may or may not result in an arrest.
Quebec RCMP noted a “significant increase” in southbound activity in recent months, but a “noticeable decrease” in northbound traffic following the closure of Roxham Road. Not enough time has passed since the closing of Roxham Road for its impacts to be gauged, Silcoff says, but she believes other routes will likely open up along the border. She believes that the smuggling industry will “easily adjust itself” to Canada’s new rules, but “more people will be in harm’s way.”“People’s need for protection will not change.
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